“What if bad writing is a product of the form of writing required in school — the term paper — and not necessarily intrinsic to a student’s natural writing style or thought process?”
RESPONSE
I chose that quote because I strongly agree that teachers need to accept that the world is starting a "digital- age". Students and children now days know more about the internet, blogging, etc. then what they are taught in schools. We need to bring the two together and understand that change is good. People don't naturally write in "term paper" style and Ms. Davidson explains that. The gap between "natural" writing style and "term paper" style, if we can use more "natural" writing styles in schools teachers will see how great their students are. I can understand this because I am bad at writing term papers but I can write, sometimes really well. Students better express themselves on the internet and blogs than in a term paper, we need to bring the two together so that we get a paper that has good information but a “normal” person would find enjoyable and not dreadful to read.
In the article "Seven Bad Writing Habits You Learn In School", is shows just how unnatural "term paper" writing styles are. The article helps explain why we should encourage students to write more naturally because it relates to people better in the real world.http://www.copyblogger.com/bad-writing-habits/
SOURCES
Heffernan, Virginia, V. H. (2011, August 07). Education needs a digital-age upgrade. Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp
Morrow, Jonathan. (n.d.). Seven bad writing habits you learn in school. Retrieved from http://www.copyblogger.com/bad-writing-habits/
Nice job on your first Double Entry Journal!
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